"play upon words" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plays upon words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|plays upon words}} play upon words (plural plays upon words)
  1. Dated form of play on words. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: play on words
    Sense id: en-play_upon_words-en-noun-YSuvj97D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "play on words"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dated form of play on words."
      ],
      "id": "en-play_upon_words-en-noun-YSuvj97D",
      "links": [
        [
          "play on words",
          "play on words#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "play upon words"
}

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English dated forms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dated form of play on words."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play on words",
          "play on words#English"
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        "alt-of",
        "dated"
      ]
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  ],
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}

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